New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
AWAY WITH THE HORSE car!
TO HAVE ELECTRICITY IN sTEAD.
ONE MOTOR IN USE FOR TUErE NONTHs AIRE by
on TIE FOURTH AVENUE I'm.


on TIE FOURTH ANFNTr I'm.
There IS every pros rcci that on Least one 'rcct
railroad In this city the ears Will IN The ,oIrsc NJ
few months. be propelled by tn, speedy sal, dean
and comfortable power Of r,ccfricity ana fhc great
stable of horses with all its drawbacks. which have
been so often commented ON, VIII be replaced lay an
electric plant.
The Fourth Avenue Line following I'D q ,crieS Of
experiments that have been made at ,arou, times
on that and other roads with a moro ,NeuGcd trial
of the electric motor hiss for tho last three months
had one Of these rars running regularly. This ,ar
they will confirm" 10 run Throughout tho winter
order that IFS power In IA" heavy weather Of that
season MAY be thoroughly tested. If tn" result Is sat
iSfactorythc revolution that viii sulSti'ut" electricity
for horses VIII he made In the spring The ear In uSc
is supplied by the Julien Motor Company. The Julien
IS storage battery motor.
HOW THE TOECu Is hPPrIrD.
In this tho Passengers ST directly
over two rows of accuWulatois. one az
each side OF tho which look flr
all the world when exposed View, llkH champagne
boxes. These accuuuators q; the beginning Of
each journey stored with electricity from lyrauo
run by an engine A. The rud ~ trip the IS ran
IN between two low platforms level win rs roor.
There the lower part ~ each fiGH-wl,ch J., N;icd
with hinges, co as TO ic like box IS lftcd. the
row Of exhausted accumlatorS IS taken ont and ie
Placed by row OF rcplcnishcl ones.
change Of horses The connect on Of the accumuators
with the motor Is made throI ei trap In the floor
The action of the motor is reversible 60 that III.
car can move either way withOu; turning around. and
brakes rather regulators at each end control the
Cow OF electricity that siopraccS arc made with the
greatest and to make half speed To- slow up is
much within the brascmsnS power a. IT now
within the drivers. Tho question Of fun speed is dc
termined before starting the electrician in charge
regulating the strength Of the electric currcn. that
no more than certain spocd-n the case Of the car
now IN use about eight miles houi-ean b. attained
SOME DIFFICULTIES YTr TO OVERCOME
There IS ono Difficulty connected with ths usc
Of the Julien motor. II that Le overcome Cine aprllra-
ton OF tho motor to all stroet-ca traffic hcy
soon mad" II IS that sometimes ~" stored electricity
gives out sooner than IS calculated upon The bat
tercs intended and arranged 10 run tho car for
about forty hours without rcpcnishing. sonnet mes
howeve. il has happened that after doing tins for wccs
al time the accumulatorS vii. suddenly became re
fractory and The car has Unexpectedly to mako an IT,
nominlouS wait untl a PAR Of good old. IA, horcG
horses come to iis assistance.
Another requisite 10 perfect electric car SC wee Is
a smooth. even 'r'ck The oldnrrv tracks case
julien motor 10 somewhat ron rhiv with two
exactly parallel and oven s9Jfscrd rails IT, PERFECTION
II not tho poetry OF notion viii lc :i'ri'cd such
tracks arr not hv ans too d'rcu'f ~ las le
hrvond tie roach of street rti'Io,d companies 81 New
l,rk and no lofm ~ rCr,i $50 hn' v'1 i,r, elem
all along a. hen the 81 iion uf ci.cllr motor
cars has been farl> ccouIli>hcd.
Co7r OF THE NV MOroP.
The motor costs hTl lrtle 20 run-f from sixty
TO eighty cents dav. which j. almost lal tho expense
~ horses II. al ption WI lessen veterinary expenses
TO tho companv, for be Ills that flesh heir
almost innumerablc. and big stable always
incurs heavy -ortlsl for veterinary a't nd
There other nhiiO.s
advantage, in a change from horses 10 electricity
such electric lighting: ami the Fourth AvcnnN
mo IS ALREADY cSSll.hlus an cncin" and DYNAMO 10
In connection vi'h tn ~ alin-'"id u
charging -" accunuiaro-s from their o~d nary c-cfir
Nch' dynamo. and NC cuWranv'S officials express
thoir entire sat faction with The motor car
far its entire adoption that line seems 10 be- only
matter Of u short time